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Portrait of Christian Lozada, Eckleburg contributor. "The Last Dance," a poems about ancestors.
The Last Day—after “Lucille Clifton...” / we will find ourselves ... READ MORE

The Last Day

Portrait of Nihal Mubarak, Eckleburg contributor
The beast is a poisonous blend of my father’s absence and my family’s collective debt ...

This House Will Kill Us Dead

Portrait of Scott John Murray, Eckleburg contributor
I told myself that it was insignificant, that a few dying words were nothing compared ...

The Secret Wisdom of DSW

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FICTION

Portrait of Scott John Murray, Eckleburg contributor
I told myself that it was insignificant, that a few dying words were nothing compared to the years of happiness ... Read More

The Secret Wisdom of DSW

Portrait of Ashley Mallory, Eckleburg contributor
If you find yourself trapped in a horror movie, this list will help you survive ... Read More

How to Become the Final Black Girl

Capillaries
The bruise beneath Elmer’s ribcage reminded them both of topographical maps, maroon with brown and ... Read More

Capillaries

FICTION BY EMERGING & ESTABLISHED WRITERS INCLUDING ROXANE GAY, STEPHEN DIXON,  RICK MOODY & MORE

POETRY

Portrait of Christian Lozada, Eckleburg contributor. "The Last Dance," a poems about ancestors.
The Last Day—after “Lucille Clifton...” / we will find ourselves surrounded by ancestors / all of them / the light ... Read More

The Last Day

Portrait of Katerina Canyon, Eckleburg contributor
noun / /ˈdɪkʃəˌnɛri/ / DIK-shuh-nair-ee ... Read More

dictionary & other poems

POETRY BY EMERGING & ESTABLISHED WRITERS INCLUDING JEN KARETNICK, DAVID WAGONER, JONATHAN FLETCHER & MORE

ESSAYS

More Trouble Than She’s Worth
“I hated baths long before I watched The Shining.” ... Read More

More Trouble Than She’s Worth

I Am Not Antigone: Notes on Losing My Brother
“Mike was the blue sky and I lost my breath.” ... Read More

I Am Not Antigone: Notes on Losing My Brother

ESSAYS BY EMERGING & ESTABLISHED WRITERS INCLUDING JESSICA LANAY, MICHAEL MARTONE, CRIS MAZZA, SARAH TEREZ ROSENBLUM & MORE

GALLERY

ARTWORK BY EMERGING & ESTABLISHED ARTISTS, NOW FEATURING BOBBY NEEL ADAMS

INTERVIEWS

FROM THE ARCHIVE

SELECTED WORK FROM ECKLEBURG’S ARCHIVE, SINCE 2010

The Weight of a Heart in the Palm of My Hand“I have held God’s heart in my hands.”

The Nonsense Singers of the Red Forest“Times were tough for Nonsense Singers.”

Time“He’s written about this too. He’s almost sure of it.”

Condom Races“Shouldn’t I start with the latest, and most jarring, incident?”

After Being Asked to Write a Villanelle“If you say the same words over / and over, the same words / in a pattern, you’re bound … to be trapped / on an iron spiral staircase.”

LITERARY CRITICISM & CULTURE

THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY by Elizabeth Strout and HONEY BUNCH by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli
PURCHASE Elizabeth Strout’s The Things We Never Say (releasing May 5, 2026 from Random House) opens with a delightfully intimate and mundane ... Read More

THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY by Elizabeth Strout and HONEY BUNCH by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli

THE WITCH by Marie NDiaye
The Witch by Marie NDiaye, translated by Jordan Stump (Vintage Books/Penguin Random House) opens with a ... Read More

THE WITCH by Marie NDiaye

NOBODY'S GIRL by Virginia Roberts Giuffre
"Baby" is the opening chapter of Virginia Roberts Giuffre's Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving ... Read More

NOBODY’S GIRL by Virginia Roberts Giuffre

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Couples
"These portraits have a secondary meaning: when the male is spliced together with the female—a representation bi-sexual being is created ... Read More

Couples